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Chapter 89 A Demon Core the Size of a Sesame Seed, It Is Still a Demon Core

[Reward: "Illustrated Guide to 2,800 Common Monsters and Countermeasures"]

Jian Ning looked at the pop-up task.

Soul Devouring Mystic Lord? What is that?
Could it be that the spiritual energy in her manor is more concentrated than outside, and not only do the plants contain spiritual energy, but the animals have also awakened and become powerful monsters?

She glanced up and looked around, but didn't see anything unusual in the vegetable garden for the time being.

He casually crushed the caterpillar in his hand and threw it on the ground, where it served as fertilizer.

[Annihilating the Soul-Devouring Mystic Venerable 1/1]

[Terrifying! I never imagined that you could so easily annihilate the Soul Devouring Venerable in just a few breaths. You truly deserve to be called the pride of our sect.]

[The "Illustrated Guide to 2,800 Common Monsters and Countermeasures" has been distributed.]

A thick illustrated book flooded Jian Ning's mind.

This plump green worm is actually the Spirit Devouring Mystic Venerable?
Jian Ning froze for a moment.

Even though she's been bound to the cultivation system for so long, sometimes her reaction speed still can't keep up with the system's persistent operation.

Only later did I realize that this was a cultivation system operating in modern times, relying on bugs to function, and that I had been using bugs to complete tasks.

She quickly accepted that the Soul Devouring Venerable, who had such a domineering title, was the giant green worm that had just landed in her palm!

The system needs to be re-evaluated.

The tasks I gave her the last few times were all lousy.

It made her forget that there was a time when doing tasks was such an easy thing.

but……

She carefully recalled the system's description of the large green worm.

Its nature is fierce and malevolent; it feeds on spirits, and wherever it goes, spiritual energy is depleted, and living beings suffer.

Jian Ning carefully examined the corn in her hand; there was nothing wrong with it.

She walked a little further and glanced casually at the vegetable patch next to the cornfield. Her eyes widened immediately.

That damned Soul Devouring Mystic Lord!
How could you eat her fresh, juicy, and glistening green vegetables until they're covered in wormholes!
Jian Ning had always known that farming was not an easy job.

Selecting seeds, improving soil, applying fertilizer appropriately, scientific row and plant spacing, different seeds require different sowing depths, timely weeding, and most importantly, pest and disease control.

Previously, she relied on magic to take shortcuts and took advantage of her immortal-grade wood spirit root, so that whatever she planted could grow and had no difficulty.

Unexpectedly, the first wave of pests and diseases finally arrived.

Jian Ning summarized the following insights.

If you don't genuinely enjoy growing vegetables, don't grow vegetables.

If you're going to plant, plant less.

Fortunately, she truly loves farming.

Otherwise, seeing all these vegetables riddled with wormholes would be completely in the dark.

[Your dedication to the sect and your passion for cultivating spiritual plants are evident to all. However, the sect's heartland cannot be allowed to be violated by the Spirit Devouring Venerable. Protecting the sect's safety is of paramount importance.]

[Upgrade quest triggered!]

[Mission: Annihilate all Soul Devouring Mystic Venerables in the sect]

[Reward: Spiritual energy absorption increased by 5%]

Jian Ning learned from Teacher Su last time that even under her spiritual energy gathering array, the concentration of spiritual energy in this world was extremely thin compared to that of the cultivation world.

In addition, since she began her cultivation, she has always relied on herself to find her way across the river.

To her shame, even though she diligently cultivates and draws in Qi every day, she has only managed to stabilize at the first level of the Qi Refining stage.

If she could improve her absorption of spiritual energy, it would definitely be of great help to her cultivation.

She plunged into the vegetable patch, squatted down, and flipped the vegetable leaves with her hand, hitting them one by one.

The big green caterpillar wriggled its plump body, its tiny mouthparts nibbling at the vegetable leaves.

Moreover, they start by eating the tender leaves; they won't eat the old leaves, nor do they like the thick veins or petioles—they're picky eaters.

Jian Ning picked up a large green caterpillar and crushed it with her hand, killing it instantly. She picked one up and crushed it.

After squeezing it a few times, she realized something was wrong.

Inside the belly of this large green caterpillar, a tiny, round, and very hard particle will burst out.

In an instant, the alchemy knowledge that Jian Ning had memorized so well flashed back into her mind.

The intermediate alchemy advancement section mentions that, unlike beginner alchemy, intermediate alchemy usually requires the use of demon beast inner cores. Surely this thing isn't a demon core?
If you have doubts, it's easy to resolve.

The reward we just received was just a common monster encyclopedia entry.

Jian Ning closed her eyes and began to read.

Unlike previous alchemy and medical books, which were thick, difficult to read, and required meticulous attention to every word, "A Compendium of 2,800 Common Monsters and Their Countermeasures" is presented in a vivid, slideshow-like format. It can be viewed from the beginning or quickly searched based on specific ideas.

She found the Soul Devouring Mystic Venerable, and a series of vivid slides began to play.

The Spirit Devouring Venerable of the cultivation world looks exactly like the giant green worm in her hand. The only difference is that the one in the cultivation world is a super-sized version, while the one in her hand is a tiny mini version.

In the cultivation world, the larvae can grow to half a meter long, with sharp mouthparts and a voracious appetite. When the larvae pupate, they are adept at spinning silk, which can wrap Qi Refining stage cultivators into cocoons and devour them to enhance their own pupal shells and prevent them from being harmed.

It then molts into an adult, transforming its form and flying wherever it flies, because its powder is toxic.

Indeed, it lives up to the description of "devastation and loss of life" that the system mentioned earlier.

Jian Ning looked at the large green worm she had crushed in her hand and patted her chest.

Thank goodness, this is the modern world, not the world of cultivation.

She continued looking at the slideshow-style illustrations and finally found the answer she was looking for.

This Spirit Devouring Mystic Venerable does indeed possess a demon core, shaped like a pale yellow sphere. Due to its spirit-devouring properties, it gathers the spiritual energy of the surrounding environment, making its demon core exceptionally rich in spiritual energy—the perfect choice for refining Spirit Gathering Pills.

Jian Ning looked at the huge demon core in the illustration, then at the pale yellow round particle in her hand that was barely noticeable unless you looked closely.

Good news, we now know what the demon core is all about.

Even a demon core the size of a sesame seed is still a demon core.

She peeled off a corn husk and carefully collected the tiny particles—no, the demon cores.

She squatted in the grass for a long time, searching for insects, pinching them, and crushing demon cores to collect them. After squatting for so long, she started to feel dizzy.

Suddenly, Jane had a flash of inspiration.

She flipped her palm and used her magic to capture him with ease.

Suddenly, the large green caterpillars in the vegetable garden gathered in front of her like rain, piling up into a small mountain without exaggeration.

However, this mountain cannot be looked at closely; it is covered with countless large, wriggling green worms, which is quite disgusting.

Then, with a deft touch, she took out the round particles, collecting quite a few demon cores on a single corn leaf. She carefully wrapped the demon cores and placed them into her Qiankun Ring.

This easy-to-use technique has been put into practical application once again today.

However, the spell had too wide an application range, and her spiritual energy was quickly depleted. Jian Ning was already dizzy from squatting, and now she felt even more dizzy.

So far, we've only managed to harvest insects from two or three acres.

Fortunately, she had just found a solution in the illustrated book.

Besides the traditional single-kill method, it also contains a large-scale elimination method, which was developed by a cultivator in dire straits when a small sect encountered a large-scale invasion by the Devouring Spirit Venerable.

It's essentially equivalent to modern pest control.

Jian Ning plans to find time to test it when she gets back, as this easy-to-use technique ultimately only addresses the symptoms, not the root cause.

When I got home, the house was filled with a delicious aroma.

Hearing a noise from the kitchen, Jian Ning went in and saw Wen Li leaning on a cane with one hand and cooking noodles with the other.

Seeing Jian Ning, she smiled and said, "Ningning, wash your hands, the noodles will be ready soon."

Jian Ning walked over quickly. "Let me do it. You sit down. Your leg has only just gotten a little better."

"Ningning, I can feel my legs getting stronger again, all thanks to the foot bath you made. It's good for me to stand up like this. Don't worry, go wash your hands."

Wenli was like an older sister, with a gentle gaze and tone, and her hands never stopped moving.

(End of this chapter)